http://realitytvtalk.com/topic/16845/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html en-us Copyright 2006, Kickapps feeds@kickapps.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@kickapps.com (WebMaster) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:53:01 GMT Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:57 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://kickapps.com/search/direct/ http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258824/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258824
Not sure what the nanny's involvement is on this, but I suspect she was probably smoothe talked by this guy and hoped to make some extra cash. So this is another lesson celebs and rich folk need to learn. Treat your staff well, and make sure they are paid accordingly and do not treat them live slaves. They will be less likely to fall for this con, or less likely to sell stories to gossip mags because ...hey...they actually like their employers. ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Basileos) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258824 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:56 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258822/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258822
I honestly believe Crawford/Gerber didn't know about it, at first I was disheartened that rich celebrities could let these types of (friends of) staff be near their child(ren). While I assume there was a back ground check on the nanny at hiring (which admittedly may have shown nothing) but wonder if even a security follow up as to who the nanny is exposing their child to was done as they certainly have the resources.

I'll agree that hind sight is 20/20 and who knows what I would have done in the same situation. This is a horrible example of the type of incident that when I needed to go back to work I didn't... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Miss Neko) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258822 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:10:55 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258819/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258819
Also, maybe I painted with a broad brush when I said "everyone". Sorry, TJ. It was meant as a figure of speech. ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Teviko) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258819 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:52 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258818/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258818
I looked back... and I don't see anyone saying that at all... I know that I did not! ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TigerJohn) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258818 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:14:58 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258816/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258816 People article reads pretty clear to me.

The extortionist was an acquaintance of the nanny. It was the 7-year-old daughter who said it was a cops and robbers game, not the parents. The Gerber/Crawfords said the picture was taken without their consent, suggesting that there is a possibility that they didn't even know the game was being played, or at least the manner in which it was being played.

This is what it sounds like to me. The extortionist hatched up a plot with the nanny. The nanny convinced the daughter to play a game of "cops and robbers", where she dressed her and tied her up, posing her for the incriminating photograph. The first story simply said the extortion was over the bound and gagged photo. Possibly the original intent was to claim that the parents bound the child, until the child spilled the... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Teviko) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258816 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:24:33 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258812/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258812
It definitely doesn't sound like a fun game of cops and robbers when it's described and even reported in media as "The photo shows the child 'in revealing clothing, bound to a chair and gagged,' " Sounds like scum bag opportunist nannies and tsk tsk sadness even disappointment to these celeb parents even consider when hiring staff to take care of their children!!! First look should be at themselves as parents and why they say they had no clue? All mothers reluctantly hire others at times to watch their kids, but when you have the benefit of wealth, you'd like to... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Miss Neko) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258812 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:45:01 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258811/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258811 feeds@kickapps.com (TigerJohn) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258811 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:44:48 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/reply/258809/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html#reply-258809 ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (CherryPie) http://realitytvtalk.com/sreply/258809 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:30:35 PST http://realitytvtalk.com/topic/16845/t/Cindy-Crawford-Extortion.html http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/15/cindy-crawford-edis-kayalar-extortion-plot/

From what I've read, a former nanny took a picture of the 7 year old daughter as part of a "game" and her boyfriend stole the picture and asked for ransom

What I can't figure out is... why has the former nanny not been charged with a crime?

Or, is it NOT a crime to tie up and gag a 7 year old and take a picture? ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TigerJohn) http://realitytvtalk.com/topic/16845 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:53:01 PST